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July 3, 2008: Police foil attempted jihadi bombing in Indonesia

On July 3, 2008 AQ-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists attempted to bomb a cafe popular with tourists in the Indonesian city of Bukittinggi.

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April 24, 2006 bombings at tourist sites in Egypt

On this day in 2006 three bombs ripped through a tourist hub in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killing 23 and wounding scores.

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April 7, 2005: Suicide bomber targets tourists in Cairo

On this day in 2005, a small bomb stuffed with nails exploded near the heart of a tourist bazaar in Cairo killing two people including a French tourist.

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September 4, 1997: Several bombings at Cuban hotel

On this day in 1997, a man tied to a US-based anti-Cuba organisation is believed to have been behind series of bombings in which an Italian tourist died.